Vernacular Furniture
of India
Collection

Discover the repository of furniture

Through the fieldwork for this project, the team travelled around 62032 kilometres across the north-western region of India, and have met around 4196 people on the field who have let us into their homes and helped us identify the various furniture types. A total of 7886 furniture pieces from the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana were recorded during the field visits. This section is a collection of all these recorded vernacular furniture items, each accompanied by details, such as location, materials and craft techniques used, and a brief description about the piece.

429

places
visited

5956

furniture
mapped

167

types
identified

83

crafts
documented

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Hookah

Hookah | Smoking pipe

Balali, Charkhi Dadri, Haryana

Hookah

Hookah | Smoking pipe

Balali, Charkhi Dadri, Haryana

Hookah

Hookah | Smoking pipe

Malerkotla, Sangrur, Punjab

Hookah

Hookah | Smoking pipe

Talheri Gujran, Ambala, Haryana

Hookah

Hookah | Smoking pipe

Dhani Toda, Bhiwani, Haryana

Musal ukhli

Musal ukhli | Mortar & Pestle

Bassi Gujjran, Rupnagar, Punjab

Magsi ghota

Magsi ghota | Mortar & Pestle

Barmer, Barmer, Rajasthan

Tandoor

Tandoor | Oven

Tarobri, Fazilka, Punjab

Tandoor

Tandoor | Oven

Mansa, Mansa, Punjab

Ghatti

Ghatti | Hand mill grinder

Roopsi, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan